WICHITA, Kan. — After taking its first lengthy roadtrip of the season and coming away with a win and a draw in conference play, the Newman women's soccer team comes back to Wichita to host conference favorites Dallas Baptist and St. Edward's in Heartland Conference action this Thursday and Saturday.
SCOUTING NEWMAN
The Jets (3-1-3, 2-0-1, 7 pts Heartland) turned in another weekend where they didn't allow a goal topping Texas A&M International 1-0 and ending in a 0-0 tie at St. Mary's. The win against the Dustdevils required some drama, as Morgan Foster netted the game's only goal with less than seven minutes left in regulation.
Leaders
Morgan Foster-7 GP, 2g, 4 pts, 30 shots, 7 SOG, 2 GWG
Erin Mink-7 GP, 2g, 4 pts, 15 shots, 8 SOG
Madison Decker-7 GP, 1g, 2 pts, 4 shots, 2 SOG, 1 GWG
Kelsi Langley-6 GP, 3 GS, 310:00 min, 0 GA, 0.00 GAA, 15 saves
Ashley Sweetnam-7 GP, 4 GS, 380:00 min, 1 GA, 0.24 GAA, 17 saves
SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS
DBU (2-3-1, 2-1-0, 6 pts Heartland) challenged itself in the early part of the season, falling to three teams currently in the regional rankings. That included a loss against St. Edward's, but the Patriots rebounded to snag a pair of wins at home last weekend, 3-1 over Oklahoma Christian and 1-0 over Lubbock Christian, to move above .500 in the conference.
Leaders
McKenna Namken-6 GP, 2g, 2a, 6 pts, 5 shots, 3 SOG, 1 GWG
Lindsey Washburn-6 GP, 1g, 2a, 4 pts, 11 shots, 3 SOG
Geneva Martinez-3 GP, 1g, 2 pts, 2 shots, 1 SOG, 1 GWG
Mackenzie Rice-6 GP, 559 minutes
Hope Koym-6 GP, 5 GS, 506:45 min., 4 GA, 0.71 GAA, 27 saves
SCOUTING THE HILLTOPPERS
The No. 24 Hilltoppers (4-1-0, 3-0-0, 9 pts Heartland) started off conference play with a big 1-0 victory over DBU two weeks ago, and kept that momentum rolling with a 3-1 defeat of LCU and a 5-0 win over Oklahoma Christian last week.
Leaders
Jennifer Boudreau-5 GP, 5g, 1a, 11 pts, 14 shots, 9 SOG, 2 GWG
Kelly Andrus-5 GP, 2g, 1a, 5 pts, 5 shots, 3 SOG
Tony Tewes-5 GP, 2g, 1a, 5 pts, 4 shots, 4 SOG
Sydney Mack-5 GP, 2g, 1a, 5 pts, 8 shots, 5 SOG, 1 GWG
Lorrie Santoy-5 GP, 5 GS, 390:34, 3 GA, 0.69 GAA, 5 saves
NOTES
-Newman's defense keeps finding ways to impress, and keeps rising higher in the national rankings. The Jets are now second in the country in goals against average (0.130), save percentage (0.971) and shutout percentage (0.857), behind only Central Missouri, which hasn't allowed a goal. While Newman's stretch has covered seven games, UCM has played just five.
-The Hilltoppers' lone loss came to No. 16 Texas A&M-Commerce, an overtime defeat to another ranked team. They are second in the Heartland in scoring offense, assists and goals, behind only a St. Mary's side that Newman tied Saturday.
-Dallas Baptist has allowed just three goals over its past five games, although it's just 2-2-1 over that span. A big part of that is goalkeeper Hope Koym, who is second in the conference and 36th in the country with a 0.871 save percentage.
COVERAGE
Both games this weekend will feature live video and statistics, available at www.newmanjets.com.
